Progress to Date

Nineteen fewer juveniles were murdered in Maryland in 2010, than were murdered in 2006, a decline of 38%. 

Strategies:

1. Identify offenders at high risk for violence against women and children and improve outcomes through enhanced monitoring and law enforcement strategies
2. Implement best practices for placement and provision of services to youth under supervision by the juvenile system
3. Achieve child safety-related “Place Matters” goals and implement additional victims support and prevention programming to improve outcomes for youth and women in the State human resources system
4. Leverage technology, like GPS monitoring, the DNA database, and polygraph, to improve information sharing among child-serving agencies, law enforcement agencies, and victims.

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Delivering Results

• In 2010, Maryland experienced the lowest crime rates in years:
  • Lowest rate of violent crime since 1975.
  • Lowest rate of homicides ever reported.
  • Lowest reported robberies ever.
  • Lowest reported rate of aggravated assaults since 1976.
  • Lowest rate of vehicle theft ever reported.
  • Lowest rate of property crime ever reported.
  • Lowest rate of total crime ever reported.
• Expanded Operation Safe Kids, a proven public health-based approach to providing intensive services to high-risk youth, in Baltimore City and Prince George’s County.
• Maryland State Police and the Division of Parole & Probation are working with local warrant task forces to assist in closing warrants for violent and dangerous offenders.
• Created public safety dashboard, receiving up to 40,000 inquiries a day from local and state law enforcement.
• Expanded GPS monitoring for the highest risk adult and juvenile offenders.
• Expanded evidence based services programming for youth in the juvenile services system. 
• Expanded public safety information sharing agreements with border and regional states.
• Enhanced supervision protocols for domestic violence offenders.
• Successfully fought for legislation taking firearms out of the hands of domestic abusers.
• Expanded use of polygraph testing for post-conviction sex offenders.

Progress toward delivery is monitored by the GDU, and assessed regularly at agency and cross-agency Stat meetings